Implement retriever



April 7, 1931. JAFFE IMPLEMENT RETRIEVER Filed Sept. 29, 1930 VE NATTORNEY.

Patented Apr. 7, 1931 HERMAN JAFFE, on NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPLEMENT RETRIEVER Application filed September 29, 1930. Serial No.485,034.

This invention relates to, pencil holders with special reference totypes in which the pencil is attached by a flexible connection to afixed support.

In the present invention it is an object to provide a support engageablewith a rigid article, as for instance a telephone instrument, in amanner to support a casing containing a spring controlled drum aroundwhich is coiled a cord fastened to a pencil or other implement wherebyit is held in an accessible position and prevented from becomingmislaid.

A further feature is in the provision of a support, casing and drum,constructed and combined in a novel manner, extremely simple andinexpensive to produce, and efficient in operation.

These objects are attained in the manner hereafter set forth and shownin the drawing forming part of this disclosure and in which:

Fig. 1, is a perspective view of a complete embodiment of the inventionas in operative position.

Fig. .2, is a top plan view of the same as drawn to an enlarged scale,the cover being omitted.

Fig. 3, is a diametrical sectional view taken on line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4, is a perspective view showing in detail one of the main elementsused in con struction.

As shown in Fig. 1, the device is engaged with an upright support, shownin broken lines, by a spring clip 10 fashioned to partially surround thecylindrical upright, around which its outturned end edges 11 are sprung.

Centrally on the outer surface of the clip is secured an outstandingplate bracket 12 having downturned flange 13,-riveted, welded orotherwise rendered rigid with the clip.

A pair of lugs 14 are formed on the side edges of the bracket, beyondwhich is a portion reduced in width and turned upward at a right angle15 containing a central longitudinal slot 16.

A cylindrical casing 17 has an integral flat bottom 18 in which, offsetfrom its center,

are a pair of spaced slots 19 through which the lugs 14: are passed andat the center is another slot 20 to receive the slotted upright stem 15,after which the lugs 14 are turned inwardly to tightly hold the casingon the bracket.

Rotatable within the casing is a drum coinposed of a lower cylinder 21having an outstanding fiange 22, normally resting on the casing bottom18, and an upper cylinder 23, tight fitted within the outer cylinder 21and having a corresponding flange 24:.

The upper cylinder has a fiat bottom plate 95 containing a centralcircular opening; 26 through which the stem 15 passes to act as asupport on which the drum, as a unit, rotates. 7

Within the inner cylinder 24 is a coiled fiat spring 27, its outerconvolution having at its end 28 an opening to receive a prong 29,

struck in from the wall of the cylinder 23 by which the spring issecured.

The inner end 30 is bent inwardly and anchored in the stem slot 16through which it passes.

A line flexible cord 31 is passed through a perforation in the lowercylinder, below the plate 25, one end being formed into a knot 32, whilethe main portion of the cord is coiled about the drum, as best seen inFig. 3.

The opposite end of the cord is passed outwardly through an eyelet 33set in the outer side of the casing 17 and engaged with the tip 342 of apencil 35.

A cover 36, preferably presenting a con VGX surface, is provided with ahead 37 to engage over the edge 01"- the casing 17 and has an annularband 38 tosnugly fit its exterior; the stem 15 is preferably of suchlength as to contact the inner surface of the cover, preventing itscollapse under pres sure.

In operation the pencil is grasped and moved into any desired position,as in writing, the cord 31, as it iswithdrawn, causing the drum torotate against the action of the spring 27, whichuponrelease of thepencil instantly returns the same to the position 'ble 'on, it will beapparent that changes in sha e, proportions and minor details may be n aparting from the scope of the c aims i described the invention and setil the manner of: its construction l ise, what is claimed new and soughtsecure by Letters Patent, is:

1. An llllplfinlfilll? retrievercomprising a spring clip to engage asupport, a bracket c inbined therewith having an upright slotted stem, aspring actuated drum revoluble on said stein, a casing surrounding said.

- drum, means on said bracket to secure said casing thereto, a cover forsaid casing partially supported by said stem, and a flexible connectionto a pencil normally coiled on said drum by action of the springtherein.

2. An in'iplenient retriever comprising a spring clip to engage asupport, a bracket combined therewith having an upright slotted. stem, adrum revoluble on said stem, a coiled flat spring in said drum, one endof said spring being engaged. to the drum wall and the other end in theslot of said stem, a cord coiled around said drum and having one endattached thereto, a casing surrounding said drum and held on saidbracket by means integral therewith, an eyelet set in the Wall of saidcasing through which said cord. passes, and means for attaching a pencilto the extended end of said cord.

3. An implement retriever comprising a support, casing, a bracket havinga horizontai plate member and a vertical stem, means on said platemember to rigidly engage said casing, a cover for said casing, saidCttll'l having a slot, a drum revoluble on said stem, a coiled fiatspring having its inner end anchored in the stem slot and its outer endengaged within said drum, a cord coiled on said drum by action of saidspring, said. cord extending outwardly of said casing, and adapted tohave an implement attached to its extending end.

l. An implement retriever comprising a spring clip, a casing, a unitarybracket directly connecting therebetween, an upright slotted stein onsaid bracket, a spring actuated drum revoluble on said stem within thecasing, said drum spring being fixed in the slot of said stem, animplement having a cap, and a flexible connection to said cap leadingthrough said casing to be normally wound on said drum by action of itssprin 5. An implement retriever comprising a spring clip, a casing, aunitary bracket directly connecting therebetween, an uprightslottedstein on said bracket, a spring actuated drum revoluble on said stemwithin the casing, said drum having inner and outer body sect-ions eachprovided with flanges, a cover engaging over said casing and resting onsaid stem, a cord coiled on said drum tensioned by the spring thereinand extending outwardly of said casing, and means to connect said cordwith an implement.

Signed at New York, in the county and tate of New York, this th day ofSeptember, 1930.

HERMAN JAFFE.

